These genetically altered pig kidneys represent a “potential breakthrough in solving one of the more intractable problems in our field, that being unequal access for ethnic minority patients to the opportunity for kidney transplants due to the extreme donor organ shortage and other system...
NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors in Boston announced Thursday they have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Massachusetts General Hospital said it’s the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person. Previously, pig kidneys have been temporari...
Boston surgeons transplant kidney into man (62) after organ engineered to make it less likely to be rejected by the immune system
Richard "Rick" Slayman, who suffers from a chronic kidney disease, says he is excited about spending time with his loved ones free from the burden of dialysis as he recovers from his "historic transplant".
Surgeons have successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a living patient - the first procedure of its kind - a US hospital has announced. Richard Slayman ofMassachusettsreceived the organ earlier this month after undergoing a four-hour surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital...
For the first time ever, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston transplanted a pig kidney into a living human patient.
In the release, the hospital said the patient, Richard “Rick” Slayman of Weymouth, Massachusetts, had been battling end-stage kidney disease and required an organ transplant. His doctors successfully transplanted a genetically-edited pig kidney into his body over a four-hour-long surgery on 16...
A pig's kidney has been transplanted into a human and was not immediately rejected for the first time. The medical advancement, called a "transformative moment" by researchers, could pave the way to help the thousands of people in need of organ transplants every year. ...
Doctors in Boston have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient, the latest experiment in the quest to use animal organs in humans. Ad Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday that it's the first time a genetically modified pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person...
For the first time ever, doctors have transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a human suffering from advanced kidney failure.